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HISTORY 



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JO WHICH IS ADDED THAT OF THE NEW BELL. 



BY WELLESLEY BEADSHAW.-'ssasrf. 






PUBLISHED BY 

PHILADELPHIA. PA. 

1876. 

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1878, by O. "W. Aikasdkr, in the Offic* 
of the librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. O. 



HISTORY AND LEGENDS 

OF THE 

Old Liberty Bell. 



Of all the interesting and historical relics connected with the early ex- 
istence of our country, the most revered is the Old Liberty Bell, now 
deposited in Independence Hall at Philadelphia. 

The writer of this has stood for hours at a time, closely watching the 
countenances of the throngs of visitors who came to gaze at the me- 
mentoes of the Revolution. They are all collected in the two rooms, 
respectively situated to the east and west of the main entrance to the 
building. The eastern apartment is the one where the first Colonial 
Congress assembled to debate and decide the question of our national 
freedom, where Jefferson and Franklin and their illustrious compeers 
weighed and measured the tremendous struggle which was about to 
be inaugurated. In this room are collected the identical chairs, tables 
and other pieces of furniture which were used there in 1776. Around 
the walls are suspended portraits of the statesmen and soldiers who 
took part in the Revolution. Upon the south side stands a large fire- 
proof safe, in which is deposited the original Declaration of Indepen- 
dence, and also the silver inkstand used at the time of the signing. In 
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4 THE OLD LIBERTY BELL. 

the opposite apartment are collected large numbers of highly interesting 
mementoes of our early history, forming a rich museum. Colonel Frank 
M. Etting has donated several years of indefatigable labor to the project, 
and has been nobly assisted by a largo number of public-spirited la- 
dies and gentlemen. When visitors go to the Hall they keenly enjoy 
the feast prepared for them there, and contemplate with varied feelings 
the curiosities. 

But it is when they suddenly stand before the Old Liberty Bell, in its 
voiceless eloquence, that their eyes fill with tears, that their hearts trem- 
ble with the emotions, as it were, of a whole century. Then before 
them rise from the midst of the past, like a vision, Lexington, Bunker 
Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown, the Constitution and Guierreire, and the hun- 
dred other combats of our fathers, by which they won for us, their sons, 
the heritage of liberty. We have seen strong-nerved men unable to con- 
ceal the manifestations of their feelings ; while ladies would give way 
entirely and weep. Instantly, no matter how gaily groups might be 
laughing and talking, every face would become solemn, as the old Bell 
came to view. Voices would be pitched in a lower key, and hats would 
be instincttively removed. A kind of sacred awe at once would inspire 
each beholder, until he or she recovered from the first effect of the Bell. 

Then would follow various comments upon its size, its weight, its sup- 
posed tone, how far it could have been heard before it was cracked, and 
these remarks would generally be concluded with the words : 

" Oh, how I would love to hear it ring!" 

There is no doubt that the Old Liberty Bell is looked upon as the most 
sacred and beloved relic of all those deposited within the walls of Inde- 
pendence Hall. 

It has, therefore, occurred to the author of these pages that a history 
of this old bell, and also the many legends connected with it, would be 
most acceptable to the people, especially to those who have never looked 
upon it. 

About the year 1748, the inhabitants of Philadelphia began to feel 
that their city " Hall" was worthy of a large and grand bell, and accord- 
ingly one was ordered to be imported. In those early times American 
mechanic arts were in their infancy, and in consequence, nearly every- 
thing requiring any skill or machinery to manufacture was of necessity 
imported from the mother country. 

So, after the preliminary lawful steps were taken by the municipal 
authorities, the order for the bell was sent over to England. In due time 
it arrived and was tested. But almost at the first stroke it broke in half, 
for the reason that the proportion of the two metals composing it was 
wrong, which made it too brittle, and, therefore, caused it to fracture as 
soon as it was struck. 



THE OLD LIBERTY BELL. 5 

This was a sad mishap, aud for a time it seemed as though the project 
would fail, aud the Hall go without a bell. But at this juncture, Isaac 
Norris, Esq., who was Speaker of the Colouial Assembly, took the mat- 
ter in haud. lie was a gentleman of great mechanical as well as literary 
abilities, and being a friend of two citizens, named Pass and Stow, he 
spoke upon the subject to them. Now they owned a little foundry near 
the Vats on Third street, or rather in the fields, near Old York Road, 
and were enterprising men. 

" I don't see, Friend Stow, why thee and thy partner can't melt this 
bell up, and by thy skill give us a bell, and show the mother country we 
can make our own wares. At least thee shall have the opportunity to 
make the effort if thee will. * Now what does thee say ?" 

Mr. Stow replied, as ho grasped Isaac's hand: 

" We will try, and I thank thee, friend Norris, for thy confidence. Thee 
shall have thy bell." 

"There is one condition which I have to make, friend Stow," resumed 
Norris, ''when theo casts the new bell I wish thee to put this verse of 
Scripture upon it: 

' Proclaim liberty th. ugbout all the land, unto all the inhabitants 
thereof.' " 

The condition was immediately acceded to, and through the influence 
of Norris, the (inn of Pass & Stone received the order for the work. 
This was promptly and faithfully executed and the new bell stood the 
severest tests to which it was subjected. 

There was the greatest exultation throughout the country at this 
grand success. In a letter written to a friend by Mr. Norris, he wroto j 

" Pass & Stow have made a good bell, which pleases me much, that 
we should first venture upon, and succeed in, the greatest bell, for aught 
I know, in English America — surpassing, too, the imported one which 
was too high and brittle — the weight is 2,083 pounds." 

This bcdl was the first to ring out the Declaration of Independence on 
the eighth day of July, 1776. 

We have conversed with many very old people about tho facts, and 
their recollections of hearing in their youth persons who were then old, 
speak of the matter. There is much division about it. That the bell 
was not officially rung on the Fourth of July, seems to be certain. And 
there are some iconoclastic venerables who assert that it was not rung 
even on the eighth, which was the day on which the Declaration was 
first road to the people in the square by Captain Hopkins. Put there can 
be no doubt that it was rung at that time, and it is more than likely that 
it was rung on July Fourth, though the other bells in the city were not. 
After the Revolution it did good service until the occasion of the 
visit of the Marquis de La Fayette, when it received a flaw while ring- 



6 TUX OLD LIBERTY BKLL. 

ing a welcome to him. It was still used for sometime subsequently, 
however — the position of the hammer and clapper being altered — until 
one night, while an alarm of Ore was being struck, it finally cracked 
completely to the crown, and thereupon its old-time, far-resounding voice 
was gone forever. 

Then it was taken down and placed upon a pedestal in the cast cham- 
ber of the Hall, where, until the beginning of the present year (187G), it 
remained, silent, yet eloquent. Then it was removed to the rotunda, 
and from thence to the west chamber, where it is now suspended from its 
original oaken beam frame. 

THE LEGEND OF THE BLTJE-EYED BOY. 

George Lippard, the somewhat eccentric author, formed an association 
of "choice friends," as he was wont to call them, for the purpose of 
meeting at stated intervals in the "sacred chamber" of Independence Hall, 
and keeping alive reminiscences of the Revolutionary period. 

It was during one of these gatherings that Lippard read to the 
"friends" the legend of the Blue-Eyed Boy. The following month it 
appeared in print, and ever since that it has been accepted as an histori- 
cal fact by the great masses of the people. Even a popular historian 
has introduced the incident into his work, without taking the trouble to 
contradict it. The only reason he gave therefor was that the occurrence 
would have been a very appropriate and beautiful one, and it ought to 
have been true anyhow. 

The Legend is this : On the morning of July 4th IT 16, it was told the 
old bell ringer that the Colonies were to be declared free and indepen- 
dent on that day, by the representatives of the people in Congress as- 
sembled. Now the old man had a little grandsou, a beautiful boy, with 
fair, long hair and extraordinary, blue eyes. He was a bright, intelligent 
lad, the pet of everybody. On that morning the delegates met as usual 
in the Hall, and according to the instruction of his grandfather, the boy 
stayed in the chamber eagerly attentive to every word that was spoken. 
Meanwhile the grand fatherstood in the belfry with the rope in his hands, 
ready for the signal from the grandson. Time went on until the old 
bell ringer became impatient, and began to be doubtful whether any con- 
clusion would be arrived at. At last, however, the clerk rose, and in 
obedience to the order of the president, announced the result "that these 
Colonies be declared free and independent." 

Like a flush the little blue-eyed boy ran out of the building to the 
middle of the road, and looking up at the bell ringer, clapped his hands 
and cried out at the top of his voice : 

"Ringl ringl grandpap, ring 1" 



THE OLD LIBERTY BELL. 



Instantly the grandfather seizing tho rope in both hands, rang with all 
lis might and main. Indeed so violently did ha ring that the bell finally 



•cracked. 



TIIE OLD BELL THROWN INTO THE RIYER. 



In the year 1177, when it became evident that our troops would be 
■utterly unable to stay tho advance of tho English army, it was decided 
to take the Liberty Bell from its tower at Independence Hall, and con- 
ceal it in a safe place so as to prevent its being captured. History and 
Tradition give this account of that momentous event t 

"Every courier coming in brought the news that there was no stopping 
the British soldiers. Then it was seen that the valuable books and pa- 
pers and records must be taken away with all haste to some spot where 
they might be free and safe from seizure. Accordingly steps were taken 
to consummate this plan, and they were removed. But there were other 
things just as valuable. And among these the Bell at the Hall. The 
Eederals had made a great time over this bell at the Declaration on July 
fourth and eighth, which made it au object of particular and malevolent 
spite to the Tories. 

"We knew that they had conveyed this feeling to the English troops, 
because word was sent into the city that the latter, as soon as they got 
possession of the place, would melt it down into grape shot, and would 
fire it from their cannons through our houses. 

" It was now resolved to carry it away from the Hall and hide it, so 
that the threat could not be made good. Apparently this was an easy 
matter, but in reality it was exceedingly difficult: for we did not know 
who to trust ; and to have one single Tory get along with the party in 
charge of the adventure, would only have given us tho chagrin of seeing 
the bell captured after all our trouble. So a few of us got together at 
the dwelling of Captain Abner Thompson, a true patriot, and a man of 
unusual courage, determination and good judgment. He was called 
Captain because he had been in the English army. 

" All told there were ten men of this band, and, meeting at the Cap- 
tain's house, we came to an understanding as to our course of proceed- 
ure. It was this first we selected the mouth of Pegg's Run,* that is 



*Pegg's Run was a stream of water whoso coarse was where Willow street Is now* 



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"where the stream emptied into the Delaware river, as the hest place iu 
which to hide the bell. The next day we were to get a stout platform- 
cart ready, with two yoke of oxen. Tackling was also to be iu readi- 
ness, aud as soon as it fell dark, wo were all to meet among the trees ou 
the west siJe of the Hall. Once together, then wo were to make our 
way into the building, or rather into the tower,** where the bell was 
swung. 

" After lowering it to the earth, we were then to put it on the plat- 
form, goad the oxen to their full speed, and so convey it to the bank of 
the creek, where we had a raft ready to receive it. 

"From there we were to push out in deep water, tumble our charge 
overboard, aud mark the spot where it was sunk, and then retire to our 
several homes. 

" Fortunately the night was dark and stormy, the equinoctials having 
set in for the Autumn. 

" Providence seemed graciously to smile upon our efforts, and without 
the slightest accideut or mishap, we met at the appointed rendezvous. 
We were all much excited by suspense, as was quite natural under the 
trying circumstances, but we controlled our nerves and made them 
obedient to our wills. 

" Captain Thompson had, with the suggestions and hints of some of 
the rest of our party, laid out a plan of operation so horough and com- 
plete in every detail, that nothing could possibly go astray. And in 
order that no mistake nor negligence might mar any portion thereof, we 
each and all bound ourselves by our words of honor to obey the Cap- 
tain in the minutest particular, aud not to do a single act on our own 
judgments. 

""When, therefore, we were gathered beneath the trees aforesaid, each 
man was made aware of the exact part he was intended to perform." 

" 'Is everything right and ready?' asked the Captain in a whisper. 

" 'Each man replied in a like tone of voice.' 

" 'One right and ready I' 

" 'Two right and ready 1' 

" 'Three right and ready !' 

" This was the answer from all of the ten adventurers, who used num- 
bers instead of names." 

" 'Advance, steady 1' 

" In an instant every man, crouching low, and dragging along the ropes 
and tools, moved towards the Hall, like shadows, making but very little 
noise indeed. When about half way over, two quick jerks on the rope 



**The boll tower then was different from what It now la. 



THE OLD LIREttTY BELL. £ 

by the Captain warned us that a stranger was at hand, and we alL 
dropped into the grass and lay flat. 

" Two men came by, and passed sufficiently close for Thompson to touch 
them. They were talking earnestly, and we recognized one of them as, 
Doctor Bedloe. Lie was a hot and bitter King George man, and bad ho 
known what we were about the alarm would have been quickly given 

" Each moment we expected a signal from the leader to seize the doc- 
tor and hold him prisoner till the affair was over. "We were quite eag^r 
to do so; but as the intruder and the man with him were evidently un- 
aware of our proximity, we allowed them to pass unscathed. Wc were 
assured of tbi3 from their conversation, w r hich related to the condition 
and symptoms of a sick lady the doctor was being taken to visit. 

"When their footsteps and voices had died out, Captain Thompson 
ijave the advance again, and in a few minutes more wo were inside the 
tower, and set to work like beavers to get the precious bell safely down. 
First we wrapped and muffled it securely, and then adjusted the tackle. 
Tho utmost care was necessary to prevent any mischief happening by 
which the bell might sustain injury. We all worked liko Trojans, and in. 
a few hours the bell was lowered in safety to the ground-floor. 

" This done, tho next part of the venture was to get the bell upon the 
platform. First, two men were detailed to examine the approaches to 
the building to see that no interloper should by accident discover us. 
Then when all was reported clear, we hurried the platform out from 
among the trees where we had concealed it, and backing it to the door of 
the tower, threw a rope over it with a double pulley, and in a very short 
space drew the bell up. The rain making the planks slippery, just as 
though they had been greased, caused the huge and weighty mass to 
slide upon the frame work with great celerity and case. 

" The oxen were quickly hitched to the wagon. Tackle and tools, and 
all the odds and ends by which we could possible be tiacod, were care- 
fully gathered up and laid upon the truck, which was then heaped over 
with bundles of straw, which we had brought for the purpose. We did 
not leave until everything was cleared away, and then, at a word from 
the Captain, we took up our line of march. Every step of the lanes and 
bye-ways to be used had been noted and gone over the day before in 
person by Captain Thompson, and drawing his cutlass with the full in- 
tention of killing any enemy whom we should meet, that brave man took 
the lead. We went eastward undor some chestnut trees till we came to 
the bridge across the Dock Creek, beyond tho Hall of the Carpenter's 
Company. [This must have been along Chestnut street to a point some 
where close to but north of where the old Bulletin Building now stands, 
on Third street.] Thence we went toward the tan-yards, cutting across 



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tbo country and using roads and the way3 not usually taken by trav- 
ellers. 

" It rained very heavily, but that was quite friendly to our project, for 
it kept within doom persons who othcrwi.se might have been out and 
fallen in with us. The rain served ancther purpose admirably — it washed 
out before daylight came all the tracks wo made, so that no one could 
trace us how wc came to the Ilall, nor how we left, nor whither we 
went. 

"Upon arriving at the bank of the Run we found the raft away from 
the shore some distance, owing to the rise of the tide and the falling of 
the rain* 

" Four men stripped, and swimming out to it, loosed the fastening and 
towed it to a spot which was convenient. 

" Now we experienced more trouble to get the bell upon the raft than 
any other part of our adventure. It would slip about, and several times 
wo had nearly lot it fall into the mud. This would have been fatal to 
our enterprise. At last Captain Thompson settled the question by hitch- 
ing the oxen to the raft and dragging it bodily upon the shelving beach. 
The bell was easily and safely deposited upon it, great care being used 
to get it immediately upon the centre. This precaution was to prevent 
it tipping over when afloat. As soon as it was properly secured, the 
oxen were driven into the water and tugged the raft back with them. 

" The reflection or a sort of a magnetic refulgence in the clouds gave 
us plenty enough of light for our purpose, and we had no necessity for 
using our lanterns. We steered down the run until we reached its 
mouth and came to a point on two triangulated lines with an old oak 
tree that stood on the land jet at the north side. We were here caught 
in a suirl of the tide of the Delaware river and driven off in a few mo- 
ments." 

"Quick! men, quick!" said Captain Thompson, "over with her, or 
we'll get too far up alonj the shore." 

"The tide had us even then, and we knew the peril, so we all sprang 
forward with more quickness than good judgment. The result was that, 
though wo accomplished our Captain's orders, we not oidy upset the bell 
into the water, but ourselves also. We got a real good sousing, but no 
other detriment, as we were all accustomed to swimming. When we 
scrambled upon the raft again, we made our way back to shore on the 
west bank of the Delaware. There we landed, and taking the raft in 
tow, pulled it round to a point opposite where our oxen and wagon were. 
Then all jumping on, we made across the run, gathered up our ropes, 
and so forth, and got to our respective homes without further delay. By 
the time that daylight arrived not a trace of our night's work could be 



THK OLD LIBERTY BELL. 11 

discovered by the shrewdest search officer of King George's Custom 
House. 

" Of course there was a terrible hue and cry, and much hub-bub raised 
the next day, when it was hinted abroad among the inhabitants of the 
city that the bell had been taken from the Independence Hall. For 
awhile it was a matter of speculation who had done it. But the secrecy 
observed plainly proved that it was the work of Federals, for had the 
Tories done it, or had the British done it, there would have been the 
"wildest exultation over the affair. 

" Captain Thompson was an attendant at Christ Church, and as that 
Church had a very fine chime of bells, he suggested to a few of the 
vestrymen to take them from the steeple and conceal them so as to pre- 
vent their falling into the hands of the British army. They thought the 
suggestion a good one, and the whole matter being entrusted to him, the 
same persons who concealed the Independence Hall Bell, assembled at 
his summons, and carried away the bells of Christ Church. After the 
evacuation they were all restored to their respective places, amid the 
enthusiastic plaudits of the people, who turned out universally to see 
the pageant. 

Never again were they disturbed, and at the conclusion of the Revo- 
lution, the Old Liberty Bell and Christ Church chimes rang out a merry 
peal for the victory of our fathers — that victory which gave us our heri- 
tage of Republican Liberty. To-day these bells of Christ Church ring 
chimes of friendly welcome to all nations, and to none more friendly 
than to old England. 

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12 ID* NEW LIBERTY BILL. 



THE NEW LIBERTY BELL. 



Some twelve years ago Ilcnry Scybert, Esq., of Philadelphia, con- 
ceived the idea to have founded a now bell, which might occupy the place 
of the Old Liberty Bell, and was first to be rung when peace should 
be declared. 

Willi much perseverance and personal exertion ho gave shape and direc- 
tion to his plau, enlisting many of the most distinguished persons in tho 
country in the project. 

But, despite his most earnest efforts, it did not receive a sufficient sup- 
port from the general public, and it, therefore fell into abeyance. 

Only into abeyance, however, for at the approach of the Centennial 
he renewed his proposition. This time, casting aside the former idea of 
co-operation with contributors, ho formally proposed to. City Councils 
to assume the wholo expense, not only of tho bell, but also of a clock of 
commensurate power and quality — -both to be of Amoricau workman- 
ship. 

This proposition, which was made on April 15th, 1S73, was accepted, 
and the contract for the bell was awarded to Mcneely & Kimberly, the 
well-known bell founders of Troy, New York, while the clock was con- 
tracted for with the Seth Thoma3 Clock Company, of Thomaston, Connec- 
ticut, whose timepieces have become so celebrated for their perfection. 

The clock, which the makers claim to be tho finest in the country, is 
and will continue under the supervision of Win. E. Harpur, Esq. 

The size, weight, proportions, and inscriptions of tho bell are as fol- 
lows, and were obtained personally from Mr. Mcneely, the senior mem- 
ber of the firm of Meneely & Kimberly. We may here mention tho fact 
that the bell is two thousand pounds heavier than the Great Bell of St. 
Paul's, in London. 



WEIGHT AND MEASUREMENT. 



Weight of Bell 

Weight of the clock hammer - 
Weight of bell clapper - 
Circumference of bell at mouth 
Diameter " " " «' 

Height " " 



13,000 pounds. 

300 " 

300 " 

23 ft. 6 in 

T ft. 3 in. 

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COMPOSITION. 



New ingot tin 22 parta 

New ingot copper, From the Atlantic mines of Lako Superior. 78 " 

Total . 100 " 



INSCRIPTIONS. 

Encircling the crown of the Bell is the text: 

Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth, Peace, Good Will Toward 
\ Men. — Luke, Chapter ii., Verse 14. 

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Encircling the mouth of the Bell is the same text as upon the old Bell, viz: 

Proclaim Liberty Throughout all the Land, unto all the Inhabitants 
thereof. — Leviticus, Chapter xxv., Verse 10. 



(FRONT.) 

PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, 

July 4th, 1876, 

For the Belfry of Independence Hall, 

B"Z" .A. CITIZE1T. 



MENEELY & KIMBERLY, FOUNDERS, TROY, K. Y. 

(OPPOSITE SIDE.) 

1876. 

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14 THE NEW LIBERTY BELL. 

A bana of chased, or embossed work, about three inches wide, passes 
around the bell immediately above the "sound bow," and at equal dis- 
tances upon this band are cast thirty-eight burnished stars, typical 
of the States now composing the Union. This is the most pleasing 
ornament on the bell, and gives it really an imposing appearance, the more 
impressive when the eye of the beholder ranges up to the thirteen small- 
er stars in the United States' coat of arms near the crown of the bell. 



TUE CASTING. 

For some time previous to the casting of the New Liberty Bell, the 
founders received innumerable applications for the privilege of being 
preseut on the interesting occasion. This event took place in May, and 
though it was at the hour of midnight a large number of spectators was 
present, including many distinguished ladies and gentlemen. 

The huge^ass, after being run off into the mould, was allowed to re- 
main in the pit ten days in order to anneal properly, after which it was 
taken out, scoured and burnished. It was, as soon as finished, placed 
aboard a propeller and brought to Philadelphia, where it arrived Mon- 
day, June 12, causing quite a sensation by its magnificent proportion* 
and great beauty. 

Most suggestive and replete with poetry is the fact, that, in the metal 
of which this bell is composed, were run one hundred pounds each from 
four bronze field guns, which were furnished for the purpose by the War 
Department at Washington. 

Two of these guns served at the battle of Saratoga in 1777, one ott 
the American side, the other on that of the British. The other two* 
pieces were arrayed against one another at the conflict of Gettysburg in 
our late war. 

How touching, how sublime are the thoughts and impulses that rise- 
within ns, as we hear the voice of the noble bell, pealing forth its peans 
of peace and friendship to all the nations we have gathered round us to 
share our Centennial feast. And doubly so do these emotions become 
when we reflect that from the bell's mouth come the voices of those once 
grim, and hostile guns, chanting a quartette of universal peace. 

God grant that during the new century this bell may continue to be 
not only the New Bell of Liberty, but also of Peace 



The Voice of the Old Bell. 

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THB MOST POPULAR CKNTENMAL SONG OUT. 



"Words by AVellesley Bradshaw. 
music by julia s. thompson. 



Iting out, ring out, you dear old Boll, 

The nation gathers 'round, 
With happy, grateful hearts, old Bell, 

To hear your voice resound 
Once more, as in the days gone by, 

When our sires, brave and true, 
Taught us, their sons, how heroes die 

For Freedom rung by you. 

Chorus. — Pino; out, &c. j 

For Freedom rung by you, old Bell, 

Whose iron tongue called forth 
The Minute Men from hill and dell, 

Throughout both South and North. 
So, now, old Bell, from East to West, 

From Florida to Maine, 
Haise your loud voice (of all the best) , 

To welcome Peace again I 

Chorus. — Ping out, &c. 

To welcome Peace again, old Bell, 

Palmetto State and Pine 
Will join your chorus, proud old Bell, 

As in the Auld Lang Sync ! 
Then send your voice to other Lauds, 

To tell them o'er the sea, 
We'll welcome them with outstretch'd hands, 

To share our Liberty I 

Chorus. — Ping out, &c. 

Copyright, 1876, by C. W. Alexander. 

The Music of this popular song, with a splendid cover in colors, showing the 
only really correct picture of the old Liberty Bell, is for sale, in English and 
German, at WM. H. BONER & CO.'S MUSIC STORE, 1102 Chestnut St., Phila. 



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